
- Summary: Polybius is the latest trance-shooter from the creators of Tempest 2000 and TxK, Llamasoft.
- Developer: Llamasoft
- Genre(s): Action, Shooter, Rail
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
- Special Controllers: PlayStation VR Compatible
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 13
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Mixed: 2 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Aug 22, 2017Polybius is an excellent shooter that takes inspiration from the 80s arcade scene in the best of ways. It is a finely crafted experience that only benefits from being on the PlayStation VR. It can be an intense experience, however, and one best left to relatively short gameplay sessions lest the visual overload become too much. Owners of PlayStation VR should definitely look to add this to their library, as it is one of the best VR titles on the PlayStation at present. Jeff Minter and Llamasoft have got another winner.
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Edge MagazineJun 22, 2017Polybius is a profoundly consuming and transportive experience of eye-watering intensity that'll leave you dazed and bewildered in the best possible way. [Aug 2017, p.118]
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Jul 12, 2017Polybius provides the feeling of having one’s mind washed clean for a few moments, shaken free of clutter.
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May 12, 2017Incredibly fast arcade action with a flashy retro design that works surprisingly well in VR.
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CD-ActionJul 20, 2017An awesome, extremely trippy game of a kind we rarely see these days. The speeds are so great here that you need to achieve total unity with the game to avoid obstacles. [08/2017, p.71]
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Jul 18, 2017Fasten your seat belts, because you're about to go for an authentic Jeff-Minter-trance-lysergic-VR ride. Polybius offers pretty simple yet robust gameplay basics, and a good punishment-reward balance that requires a little bit of strategy. Protip: take a breath, once in a while, or you may send your brain in overdrive.
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May 15, 2017I’m fully prepared to accept that this may well be another gamer’s classic. Sure, I’m underwhelmed and would much rather Atari stopped being pricks and would just let Minter unleash TxK onto PSVR but Polybius is currently doing very well in the reviews. So, maybe it’s just me and this game might end up being the classic you’re hoping it is. But from where I’m sitting this is a bit of a mess and just too simplistic compared to my favourite Llamasoft games.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 21
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Mixed: 2 out of 21
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Negative: 1 out of 21
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Nov 30, 2018
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May 12, 2017
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May 11, 2017
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May 15, 2017
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May 10, 2017
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Dec 28, 2017Polybius is a VR shooter that while very simple mechanically can be best described as an acid trip. Easily one of the best VR games out there.
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Jul 14, 2017
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